as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
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as in resident
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as in reader
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Recent Examples of intern
Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
Wyle’s capable attending physician treats (and charms) patients, orients new interns, and resists the meddling of admins, all while struggling to conceal his unresolved grief on the anniversary of a mentor’s death.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Her home kitchen was the training ground for dozens of eager interns.
—Cynthia Graubart, Bon Appétit, 24 Jan. 2025
Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie Snubbed for Best Actress
4 hr 48 min ago
Nicole Kidman, 57, gave one of the year’s most dynamic performances as Romy Mathis, a married tech company CEO who begins an affair with a young intern (Harris Dickinson).
—Nigel Smith, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Bruna Horvath Bruna Horvath is an intern on NBC News' tech team.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
Wyle’s capable attending physician treats (and charms) patients, orients new interns, and resists the meddling of admins, all while struggling to conceal his unresolved grief on the anniversary of a mentor’s death.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Her home kitchen was the training ground for dozens of eager interns.
—Cynthia Graubart, Bon Appétit, 24 Jan. 2025
Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie Snubbed for Best Actress
4 hr 48 min ago
Nicole Kidman, 57, gave one of the year’s most dynamic performances as Romy Mathis, a married tech company CEO who begins an affair with a young intern (Harris Dickinson).
—Nigel Smith, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intern
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The plaintiffs were held longer than they normally would have been jailed because Immigration and Customs Enforcement had lodged detainer requests.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The three men, captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, are set to be freed Saturday, in the fifth exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed in Israel.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Under tsunami advisory conditions, residents are instructed to stay out of the water and away from the shore, as even small waves can generate dangerous currents in coastal waters.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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About 75% of Black Altadena residents own their homes, higher than the national average of 44%.—
Jireh Deng,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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The readers of your blog posts won’t make the trip.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Of the deals proposed by our readers, the Quinn one is more appealing to me.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Five people were later imprisoned for his murder, with prosecutors accusing two of them of being members of the notorious Los Lobos gang.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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He was imprisoned for four months in 2024 and was released just a week ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Steele conceded only one nurse has been on site, while a volunteer health outreach provider called Free Standing Communities is offering some form of assistance.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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The nurses, however, were almost all but forgotten.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While the company and transplant surgeons initially planned on using pig hearts as a bridge for patients waiting for human hearts—for anywhere from 100-200 days—the baboons have survived for more than 500 days.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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And later this season, the trauma surgeon will get the spotlight in a special Med installment.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
4 Feb. 2025
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In Parable of the Sower published in 1993, Butler depicted an apocalyptic future through the perspective of a preacher's daughter, Lauren Olamina.—
Jireh Deng,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Enough preachers have told him that over the years.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Some require doctors to get approval in advance before providing the treatment or impose restrictions on who’s eligible that go beyond what’s on the drug’s label, such as requiring an SMA specialist to prescribe it.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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In many low- and middle-income counties, there are major shortages of doctors and nurses, not to mention specialists such as neurologists or surgeons.—
Jess Craig,
Vox,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intern. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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